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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1917
Page
1
Early Wednesday morning the Camp Fire Girls depart Chateau for McDonald's ranch. They face creek fords, set up tents, cook meals led by Ruth Andrews, and spend two nights with campfire songs, photos, and a fudge party before returning home.
Seventy six percent of the summoned appeared for physical exams as 104 of 129 showed up with 25 failing to attend. Three aliens were present but not examined. Drs Rhoads McGregor and Maguire conducted strict tests with hernias and flat feet common defects. 34 rejected yesterday and 199 names called by noon Friday show 91 passing, 58 rejected, 42 missing, 8 aliens.
The Rebekah Lodge held selection of officers last Tuesday evening with Noble Grand Alma Houck Vice Grand Clara Mellon Secretary Jennie Trescott and Treasurer Annie Halladay installed for the new term. Appointive officers to be installed later while other installations were postponed due to absence and travel.
A dense roster of individuals with surnames including Hoffman Ferguson Amundson Dennison Bedke Thompson Florian Conrad Meyerholz Oksness McKinnon Eshbenshade Walter Gordon Hubbard Brown Tomal Wilkins Cut Bank Reed leaders and multiple towns such as Conrad Dupuyer and Fairfield appear. The fragment lists numerous given names and identifiers, likely a historical census or land-record type enumeration.
A compiled roster presents individuals with missing appearances, including John S Stackhouse Browning 2614 and Vito Addanto Cut Bank 10 among numerous others across Montana towns such as Brady Dutton and Cut Bank. The document catalogs names and associated locations in a long sequence without narrative context.
A first class stock ranch of 180 acres about 16 miles from Chateau is for sale at 13.00 per acre. It has two water rights 200 inches from the Teton and 250 inches from Spring Creek, decreed in 1902. Hundred tons of hay cut this year. Ranch is fenced with fair improvements. Weaver and Trescott, Choteau.
Pure bred Holstein two years old. Four Hereford yearlings. Four Grade Angus yearlings. Three Penenh erd Angus three year olds. J. C. Morgan of Choteau offers cattle for sale with detailed counts and breeds.
Mrs Effie Hardin Longmuir wife of A O Longmuir of Farmington died at Bonny View ranch on the beach Thursday morning after a long illness Funeral services were held at the home and interment planned for Choteau cemetery She was a native of Texas came to Choteau in 1893 and was the first county superintendent of Teton County later moving to Eddy New Mexico before returning to Montana in 1897 She is survived by her husband and two daughters Mary and Dorothy
Fred Foltz of this city and Miss Madge Beatty of Great Falls were married at the Presbyterian church in Great Falls last Monday. The bride, daughter of Mrs. M. K. Nelson, is known in Chateau and has visited her aunt Mrs. H. Beaupre. The groom has lived in Choteau six years and works in the grocery department of the Choteau Mercantile Co. They plan to make their home at Jordan in Dawson county, with many friends sending best wishes.
Notes from the Red Cross chapter room describe a lively week as members form auxiliaries in Belleview and Collins. Officers were elected in Collins and Pendroy meetings, with renewed efforts to recruit and sew, while Mrs. Ward presses for local auxiliary growth.
Jesse Gideon Henderson aged 36 and Helen Mogg 19 both of Shelby obtain a marriage license. Walter Fincher 25 and May Cashman 19 of Bynum also secured licenses. William D. Dunwoody 33 and Nellie Marlin Russell 35 of Blackleaf completed license formalities.
Walter H. Fincher and Miss May Cashman, two popular Bynum youths, were united in marriage at the Glenloyd hotel parlors. Rev Fr Maroney performed the ceremony. The groom is the son of long-time Bynum residents W. H. Fincher and wife. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Cashman who live south of Bynum on the old Ralston ranch. Congratulations to the couple.
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